FOR THE 35TH STRAIGHT YEAR, A SELECT GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS ARE GIVING BACK WHILE GETTING A WORKOUT... TODAY, CLOSE TO 200 BIKE RIDERS EMBARKED ON A 500 MILE JOURNEY TO HELP SUPPORT A LOCAL CHARITY... THE ANCHOR HOUSE RIDE AIMS TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE CHARITY BASED IN NEW JERSEY, WHICH IS A HALFWAY HOUSE FOR RUNAWAY AND ABUSED KIDS... THE RECORD SETTING NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS THIS YEAR HAVE RAISED OVER A HALF MILLION DOLLARS TO GO DIRECTLY TOWARDS FUNDING THE ANCHOR HOUSE... EVERY YEAR, THE VOLUNTEERS PLAN THE 500 MILE RIDE TO END IN TRENTON.. THIS YEAR, AND FOR THE THIRD TIME IN IT'S 35-YEAR EXISTENCE, VERMONT WAS THE PREMIER DEPARTURE SPOT FOR THIS THOUGHTFUL GROUP OF RIDERS... THE GROUP IS CURRENTLY IN RUTLAND AND IS EXPECTED TO CURRENTLY IN RUTLAND AND IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN NEW JERSEY BY NEXT WEEKEND...